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Old Mar 15, 2015, 06:07 AM
The_little_didgee The_little_didgee is offline
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Originally Posted by Angelwngs25 View Post
I just wanted everyone's opinion on if I am possibly actually Type 1 than Type 2. I have had like 5 or 6 visual hallucinations. Multiple Auditory hallucinations. One touch hallucination where I thought something was touching me and I have very severe Psychosis at times where I am super paranoid that an invisible alien is in my apartment. I have times where I am constantly doing something like being on the computer all the time. Or I will get obsessed with something and do it till the morning hours. I have stayed up till the sun comes up in the past more times than I can count. I seriously feel like sometimes I am going through really severe mania because I will be really happy for sometimes days and then all of a sudden something so trivial happens and I drop down into depression. I really don't know what to think. Previous doctors think that I am definitely Bipolar Type 2. But then I don't usually have the same Psych for very long. I've been through like 7 or 8 Psych's since I first started going to my first one in 2011. I wasn't diagnosed with Bipolar Type 2 until just recently sometime in 2013. So I really don't know what I am because I am not a doctor. But from what I know about Bipolar Type 1 I think that's the category I fit in to more than Type 2. Because I am not severely depressed all the time. I am mostly manic feeling I think. You know nostalgic and everything. And I don't know what to do about approaching my Psych about this problem about being diagnosed type 2 when I am more than likely type 1. What does everyone else think? And what do you think I should say to my Psych next time I see one.
Determining what illness you have can be a lengthy process. Having consistent psychiatric care and being honest with your providers will make it so much easier for you. Reading can help you understand your symptoms, but you must be honest with yourself for it to be beneficial. How long do your 'symptoms' last? Do they interfere with daily living? Are they reactive or spontaneous? Understanding will help with treatment. For example, if your symptoms are primarily due to interpersonal reasons, psychotherapy will help a lot more than medication.

Many different disorders can explain your symptoms, such as PTSD, BPD and anxiety. These disorders can definitely affect one's ability to regulate their emotions and self-soothe which can all resemble mild bipolar disorder.

One can experience hallucinations without having a diagnosable mental illness. Sleep deprivation, extreme anxiety, and benzodiazepines are a few causes.

You seem lost and desperate. Seeking diagnoses appears to be your way of trying to make sense of it. Maybe looking inside yourself for answers rather than externally will help you a lot more.
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